Monaco vs Benfica Predictions & Tips - Close Clash in the Champions League

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 26 Nov 2024

Eddy Tora 26 Nov 2024

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Monaco are undefeated in 17 of their last 19 matches
Can Benfica avoid a 3rd straight defeat in the Champions League?

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Monaco host Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday (Getty)

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Monaco are flying high in the Champions League where they sit third on the table. Benfica have lost their last two matches in the competition and are likely to be content with a draw here.

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Stats
Head to Head
Monaco Form
Benfica Injuries & Team News
Benfica Form
Benfica Injuries & Team News

Stats

Monaco are undefeated in 17 of their last 19 matches.
Benfica are undefeated in 14 of their last 16 matches.

Head to Head

Benfica have a 1-0 advantage against Monaco with one draw in two matches.

They met in the 2014/15 Champions League group stage, a 0-0 draw in France followed by Benfica winning 1-0 in Portugal.

Monaco Form

Monaco went unbeaten in their opening 11 matches this season. The run included two home wins in the Champions League, 2-1 against Barcelona and 5-1 over Red Star Belgrade.

Adi Hütter’s side suffered back to back defeats in Ligue 1, 2-1 at Nice and 1-0 against Angers .

The principality club got back on track in the Champions League, winning 1-0 at Bologna thanks to Thilo Kehrer’s late goal.

Monaco are coming off two wins in Ligue, beginning by overturning a deficit in Strasbourg where three late goals secured a 3-1 victory. They beat Brest 3-1 on Friday with Maghnes Akliouche scoring two goals in a man of the match performance.

Benfica Injuries & Team News

Right-back Krepin Diatta and forward Folarin Balogun are injured.

Young midfielder Edan Diop hasn’t played this season.

Benfica Form

Benfica won six straight matches after Bruno Lage replaced Roger Schmidt as manager. The run ended in the Champions League after a 3-1 defeat against Feyenoord.

The Eagles returned to Portugal with three more wins before another defeat in the Champions League. They deservedly lost 1-0 at Bayern Munich, recording 26% possession and ending up on the wrong side of a 24-1 shot count.

The Lisbon club beat Porto 4-1 before the international break. It was a deserved victory at Estadio da Luz, Angel Di Maria scoring two goals including a second half penalty.

Benfica thrashed Estrela da Amadora 7-0 in the Portuguese Cup on Saturday. Di Maria hit a hat-trick in the opening 18 minutes with Arthur Cabral scoring twice in the closing stages.

Benfica Injuries & Team News

Right-back Alexander Bah and attacking midfielder Gianluca Prestianni are injured.

Winger Tiago Gouveia is close to recovering from a shoulder injury.

Expect Orkun Kökçü and Kerem Aktürkoglu to come back into the starting side here.

Verdict

Monaco v Benfica

Monaco haven’t lost in the Champions League and currently sit second in Ligue 1. Benfica were well beaten at Bayern Munich in their last UCL match and should be happy to avoid defeat here.

Draw

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